So, the announcement came with two new Strobist toys… Speedlite 600EX-RT Great power -197 ft./60m at ISO 100 20mm to 200mm coverage. This is awesome. Any sports or even wildlife/bird photogs can appreciate having 200mm vs. 105mm coverage on a flash unit Radio triggering – well, let’s see how Canon implements this vs. Pocketwizards. Speedlite [...]
Leica Noctilux: Overkill or Necessity When working on assignment, being able to shoot at f/1 (or f/0.95 with the last version) frequently means getting the shot versus not getting it. In professional photography it easily translates into thousands of dollars. Leica M9 , Leica Noctilux 1 … Read more on Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Alembic Image by Trevor H Hey cool, this photo was on the Flickr blog and the NY Times’ Bits blog. Fluorescence camera for live cell imaging by Leica Microsystems The DFC365 FX digital microscope camera from Leica Microsystems (Wetzlar, Germany) offers high temporal resolution for rapid time-lapse recordings in live cell and rapidly fading fluorescence [...]